The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-27
BRIGHT BITS.

Now is the time of year when loves young
dream gets iolted all out of shape because the
hammock lets go.-Merchdnt IrdceIer.
IT is suspected that the reason so many men
are afraid to die is that they dread the POSSIBLE
ity of meeting so manv life-insurance agents on
the other siJc.-LotCeU Citizen
Mr.. LooTER (of a poetical turn, just aroused
from nap)-Waal deCah, | guess I've been
on journey into the Land Of Dream
Mrs. Looter (of a practical turn)-Did you
take sleeper?-HoTper Bazaar.
KATE-Louisc dear. there's Grape on the Van
BrisketS' front door. Some one must have
died!
Lo,ise-Impossible I'm positive the doctor
hasn't been there for several wesks.-Lifc
SAY" observed distinguished member of
ChicagOs literary circle to another, Its my
opinion that this Bacon cipher Is q good thing.
rs it, replied the other, greatly interested.
Does it give points on lard, PtttSburg
Chronicle.
A BRIGHT Somcrvile boy, whose sister was at
tending the Harvard Class day exercises, told a
caller that she had gone to the circus Il
never went to the circus but once myself" he
added gravely, land that was hen show. -
SOnlerUiAe Journal
so, MOTHER, what do you Think" remarked
the hgh-school girl; "our minister has an
GmanucnsiS.M
You don't say" replied the old lady, with
much concern. as he doctorn' for it,
Pittsbug Chronicle
"DoH'r you think, She asked softly, that the
sea is lovelyg"
yes think it is sort of lovely, but not as
lovely aS-but what makes You ask ~
Just to give you chance to say something
But you don't seem to have the nerve
1t was the last walk she ever took with him.
Hartford Post.
OMAHA THUG-What did yer leave Leadville
fere
Leadville Thug-I had ter leave because the
citizens what has watches an pocketbooks worth
tallin' amt got no respect fer the law.
They amt -
Nav. Every mothers son of EN- carries a
revolvcr-Onlo,hG World.
CoLoRED INDIVIDUAL (recently engaged in
stealing watermelon, indignantly)-ls you &c
gentleman dat fired dat bullet froo dis yer water
melon hab under my arm?
irate Farmer-YcS. am.
Colored Indiyidual--Wel, you clean done
spilled de melon, an come mighty nigh hittin'
dis niSgah shu, isn't gwine To take de trouble
- cay melons down 70 you house no mo-
HdrperS BdzdT.
LITTLE Ethel. has bachelor uncle and she
had noticed that when he wanted TO be very
emphatic he used a certain monosyllabic word
of four letters. Not long ago Ethel was afflicted
with quite a severe pain under her little apron,
the result of TOO free an Indulgence in the tooth
some cucumber When Uncle Jack came home
al supper time ne was informed of the grevous
plight of his little favorite and fastened to her
comfort well. Ethel. my dear he said, ad-
vancing TO the sofa, how do you feel now?''
Pretty d miserable, thank you, Uncle
Jack, So she replied with an air of having said
quite the proper thing under the circumstances,
Chicago Tribune.
CHILDREN sometimes shock and astonish their
elders by peculiar and original choice. "A
good minister, visiting at the house of Cali
fornia lady, was much interested in her beau
tifu little son. a child of &.
Are you good little boy?" asked the clergy
man.
i isn't vewwy bad, =" was the reply.
Can you SPELL"
Eyes, sir. Got, goat"
what do you think you Will do when you are
MANI
"Faw a livn'?"
YES, my boy"
Il guess, if mamma lets me- I'll be minister
or twamp" with AN admiring glance at the
clerical geutleman,-YO tttbs Companion.